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  • Technical line drawing of a Gibson Les Paul-style single-cut electric guitar

    Gibson Les Paul

    Solid body electric guitar

    Electric guitar · United States

    Introduced in 1952 as Gibson's first solid-body electric, the Les Paul pairs a mahogany body with a carved maple top and a glued-in neck. With its twin humbucking pickups, rich sustain, and thick tone, it stands alongside the Stratocaster as one of the two defining electric guitars of rock and blues.

  • Bishline Cimarron

    Resonator bluegrass banjo model

    Banjo · United States

    The Bishline Cimarron is one of Bishline Banjos' most popular resonator banjos, described by the maker as a bluegrass workhorse. It features a burl walnut resonator, a three-ply maple rim, a Bishline tone ring, an ebony fingerboard, and nickel-plated hardware. Bishline Banjos are handbuilt in Oklahoma.

  • Gibson Lucille

    Electric guitar model

    United States

    B.B. King's signature guitar, based on the ES-355 but built without f-holes to cut down on feedback at high volume. Named after King's own guitar, it features stereo wiring and a Varitone tone selector for a refined, smooth voice.

  • Strat Plus

    Electric guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    A premium Stratocaster series Fender offered from 1987 to 1998, fitted with noise-canceling Lace Sensor pickups, locking tuners, and a roller nut to improve tuning stability. It was a flagship of Fender's late-eighties modernization.

  • Technical line drawing of Gold Tone OB-3 Twanger

    Gold Tone OB-3 Twanger

    Pre-war style resonator banjo

    Banjo · United States

    A Gold Tone Orange Blossom Twanger resonator banjo built around a maple rim.

  • Technical line drawing of Deering Goodtime Banjo

    Deering Goodtime Banjo

    Open-back five-string banjo

    Banjo · United States

    Deering's Goodtime open-back five-string banjo, a lightweight American-made student and general-purpose model.

  • Vega Old Tyme Wonder

    Old-time open-back 5-string banjo

    Banjo · United States

    The Vega Old Tyme Wonder, built by Deering, is a lightweight old-time open-back five-string banjo with a steamed violin-grade maple rim, a frailing scoop, a fiberskyn head, and a no-knot tailpiece for a warm, woody string-band tone.

  • Suhr Classic S

    S-style solid-body electric guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    The Suhr Classic S is an S-style solid-body electric guitar built by Suhr in Lake Elsinore, California. It combines an alder body and a bolt-on tinted maple neck with Suhr V60LP single-coil pickups and a two-post vintage-style tremolo, and is offered in both SSS and HSS pickup configurations, the latter adding an SSV bridge humbucker.

  • Stelling Golden Cross

    Curly maple bluegrass resonator banjo

    Banjo · United States

    The Stelling Golden Cross was the first Stelling model to carry the trademarked Stelling peghead shape; the current version features fancy curly maple with a golden sunburst stain and purfling inlaid along the neck and resonator binding.

  • Ome Juniper

    Open-back five-string banjo model

    United States

    The Ome Juniper is an open-back five-string banjo handmade in Boulder, Colorado. It features a curly maple neck, a two-ply maple rim fitted with Ome's heavy rolled brass tone ring, an ebony fingerboard with a scoop, and aged brass hardware, producing a warm, responsive tone suited to clawhammer and old-time playing.

  • Nechville Galaxy Phantom

    Heli-Mount resonator banjo model

    United States

    The Nechville Galaxy Phantom is a five-string bluegrass banjo built around Nechville's patented one-piece cast Heli-Mount frame, which replaces conventional hook-and-nut hardware. It combines a three-ply maple rim and nickel-plated bronze-alloy tone ring with a radiused fingerboard, a tunneled fifth string, and a quick-change neck connection.

  • Knaggs Severn

    Double-cutaway solid-body electric guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    The Severn is the flagship of Knaggs Guitars' Chesapeake Series, a double-cutaway solid-body electric guitar with a flat body, a set rock-maple neck, a 25.5-inch scale, and 22 frets. It is offered in a wide range of pickup layouts (including SSS, T-style, HSH, HH, P90 and Firebird) with Knaggs Chesapeake hardtail or tremolo bridges.

  • Huber VRB-3 Truetone

    Pre-war style-3 bluegrass resonator banjo

    Banjo · United States

    The Huber VRB-3 Truetone recreates the pre-war style-3 flathead banjo, with a mahogany neck and resonator, the 1930s-style Huber HR-30 tone ring on a Huber engineered rim, and a vintage style-3 inlay pattern for a warm, classic bluegrass sound.

  • Bishline Heirloom

    Custom resonator banjo model

    Banjo · United States

    The Bishline Heirloom is a fully customizable resonator banjo from Bishline Banjos, offered in maple, mahogany, or walnut. It is one of the maker's standard hand-built bluegrass models from their Oklahoma workshop.

  • Gibson ES-355

    Semi hollow body electric guitar

    Electric guitar · United States

    The deluxe member of the ES-335 family, the ES-355 adds multi-ply binding, an ebony fingerboard, gold hardware, and often stereo wiring with a Varitone tone selector. It is the upscale, fully appointed version of Gibson's classic semi-hollow design.

  • Gibson Les Paul Standard

    Electric guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    The benchmark Les Paul, with a carved maple top, two humbuckers, and a sunburst finish. Original 1958–1960 "Bursts" are among the most coveted electric guitars ever made, and the model defines the classic Les Paul sound.

  • Gibson SG Standard

    Electric guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    The core version of the SG, with a slim mahogany double-cutaway body and two humbucking pickups. Light and aggressive, it is the model most players picture when they think of the SG.

  • Gibson SG

    Electric guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    Introduced in 1961 as a radical redesign of the Les Paul, the SG has a thin, all-mahogany double-cutaway body with sharply pointed horns. Lightweight, fast-playing, and biting in tone, it became a rock mainstay in the hands of players like Angus Young and Tony Iommi.

  • Fender American Professional II Stratocaster

    Current Stratocaster production variant

    Electric guitar · United States

    A modern Fender Stratocaster variant with V-Mod II single-coil pickups, a Deep C neck, narrow-tall frets, and a two-point synchronized tremolo.

  • Technical line drawing of Gibson ES-335

    Gibson ES-335

    Semi-acoustic guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    Introduced in 1958, the ES-335 was the first commercially successful semi-hollow electric, pairing hollow wings with a solid maple center block. That design blends the warmth and resonance of a hollow body with the sustain and feedback resistance of a solid, making it one of the most versatile electrics ever built.

  • Technical line drawing of Collings 290

    Collings 290

    Mahogany solid-body electric guitar with P-90 pickups

    Electric guitar · United States

    The Collings 290 is a single-cutaway mahogany solid-body electric guitar inspired by the Les Paul Junior, with a solid mahogany body and neck, an East Indian rosewood fingerboard, a hand-set mortise-and-tenon neck joint, and P-90 pickups. It is hand-built in Austin, Texas.

  • Gibson Les Paul Classic Custom

    Electric guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    A Les Paul that blends the slim-neck Classic platform with the upscale cosmetic appointments of a Custom, including extra body binding and fancier hardware. It offers Custom-style flash on a Classic-style instrument.

  • Eric Clapton Stratocaster

    Signature electric guitar model of Eric Clapton

    Electric guitar · United States

    Fender's first artist signature model, introduced in 1988 and shaped around the feel of Eric Clapton's favorite Stratocasters. It pairs a soft V-shaped maple neck with noiseless single-coil pickups and an active mid-boost circuit, and the vibrato is typically blocked for a fixed-bridge response. Offered in finishes such as Torino Red, Olympic White, and Pewter, it remains one of Fender's longest-running signature guitars.

  • Gibson Les Paul Classic

    Electric guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    A Les Paul that combines a vintage-styled look with a slim 1960s-profile neck and higher-output pickups, originally marketed with a "1960" theme. It was designed to deliver classic Les Paul character with a faster-playing feel.

  • Fender Stratocaster American Standard

    Electric guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    The U.S. production-standard Stratocaster offered from 1987 to 2016, updating the classic with a 22-fret neck, a two-point synchronized tremolo, and modernized hardware. For nearly three decades it was the benchmark American-made Strat.

  • Fender American Professional II Jaguar

    American Professional II Jaguar electric guitar model

    United States

    Part of Fender's American Professional II line launched in 2020, this U.S.-built Jaguar modernizes the offset classic with an updated neck profile, rolled fingerboard edges, and V-Mod II single-coil pickups. It keeps the short-scale offset body and the model's distinctive multi-switch control layout while aiming at contemporary playability.

  • Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster

    American Professional II Jazzmaster electric guitar model

    United States

    A U.S.-built Jazzmaster from Fender's American Professional II series, introduced in 2020. It retains the large offset body, floating tremolo, and rhythm/lead switching of the original while adding a refined neck, rolled fingerboard edges, and V-Mod II single-coil pickups for a more focused modern voice.

  • Gibson Les Paul Studio

    Electric guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    Introduced in 1983, the Les Paul Studio strips away cosmetic binding and luxury appointments to lower the price while keeping the mahogany-and-maple body and humbucking pickups that give the Les Paul its core tone. It was conceived as a no-frills working musician's instrument.

  • Gibson Les Paul Faded DC

    Electric guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    A double-cutaway Les Paul finished in a satin, worn-looking "faded" nitrocellulose finish. The stripped-back cosmetics keep the price down while the twin-cutaway body improves access to the upper frets.

  • Gibson Les Paul Junior

    Electric guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    A no-frills Les Paul introduced in 1954 as an affordable student model, built from a slab mahogany body with a single P-90 pickup. Its simple, raw, and powerful tone has made it a long-standing favorite of punk and rock players.

  • Gibson Les Paul Custom

    Electric guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    The deluxe Les Paul introduced in 1954 and nicknamed the "Black Beauty," with multi-ply binding, an ebony fingerboard, block inlays, and gold hardware. It is the tuxedo of the Les Paul line, prized for both its elegant looks and its full tone.

  • Gibson SG Supreme

    Electric guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    An upscale SG featuring a figured maple top and fancier appointments than the Standard. It pairs the lightweight, fast SG body with premium cosmetics.

  • Gibson Les Paul Supreme

    Electric guitar model

    Electric guitar · United States

    A high-end Les Paul with a figured maple top and back, lavish binding and inlays, and often a chambered body. It sits at the ornate, premium end of the Les Paul range.

  • PRS Hollowbody II

    Hollow-body electric guitar model family

    Electric guitar · United States

    A fully hollow, double-cutaway electric introduced in the late 1990s, the Hollowbody II uses a carved maple top and back with a mahogany center block-free hollow construction for an airy, acoustic-tinged voice. It carries two PRS humbuckers and is offered with an optional LR Baggs/PRS piezo system that adds amplified acoustic tones alongside the magnetic pickups.

  • PRS McCarty 594

    Carved-top solid-body electric guitar model family

    Electric guitar · United States

    Named for its 24.594-inch scale length, the McCarty 594 is a Core vintage-leaning model designed with Ted McCarty-era Gibson voicing in mind. It pairs a mahogany body and figured maple top with two PRS 58/15 LT (McCarty III) humbuckers, a two-piece bridge with brass saddles, and dual volume and push/pull tone controls for a warm, classic humbucker sound.

  • PRS Custom 22

    Carved-top solid-body electric guitar model family

    Electric guitar · United States

    Introduced in 1993, the Custom 22 is the 22-fret counterpart to the Custom 24, trading two frets for a neck-pickup position closer to vintage humbucker placement. It shares the Core platform's figured maple top, mahogany body and neck, bird inlays, and PRS tremolo, delivering a warmer, more vocal voice prized for blues and rock.

  • PRS Silver Sky

    Bolt-on S-style solid-body electric guitar model family

    Electric guitar · United States

    Designed with John Mayer and released in 2018, the Silver Sky is PRS's vintage-inspired, Stratocaster-influenced bolt-on model. It pairs an alder body and bolt-on maple neck with three 635JM single-coil pickups, a 25.5-inch scale, a 2-point steel tremolo, and a reverse PRS headstock, delivering classic single-coil tones with PRS fit and finish.

  • Technical line drawing of Music Man StingRay 5

    Music Man StingRay 5

    Five-string active humbucker solid-body electric bass model family

    Electric bass · United States

    The five-string member of the StingRay family, the StingRay 5 brings the StingRay's active preamp and powerful humbucking tone to a 34-inch-scale five-string. Current Special versions feature a lightweight ash body, roasted maple neck, stainless-steel frets, neodymium pickups, and an 18-volt three-band preamp for added headroom.

  • Music Man Axis

    Double-cut solid-body electric guitar family

    Electric guitar · United States

    A high-performance solid-body that grew out of Ernie Ball Music Man's Eddie Van Halen signature guitar. It features a basswood body with a figured maple top, two humbuckers, and a locking tremolo, delivering a fast, hot-rodded rock instrument.

  • Gold Tone Orange Blossom

    Pre-war-style bluegrass banjos

    United States

    Gold Tone's Orange Blossom (OB) series of pre-war-style bluegrass banjos, featuring three-ply maple rims, one-piece flanges, and flathead tone rings that evoke the classic Mastertone-style instruments.

  • Gold Tone CC-100 Cripple Creek

    Open-back five-string banjo model

    United States

    The Gold Tone CC-100 Cripple Creek is an entry-level open-back five-string banjo set up at Gold Tone's Florida workshop. It has a hard maple neck and multi-ply maple rim with a rolled brass tone ring, a bound rosewood fingerboard with snowflake inlays, and a two-way adjustable truss rod for comfortable, beginner-friendly playability.

  • Gold Tone Cripple Creek

    Affordable CC-series banjos

    United States

    Gold Tone's Cripple Creek (CC) banjo series, ranging from entry-level openback models to resonator-equipped versions aimed at old-time and beginning players. One of Gold Tone's best-selling banjo lines.

  • Gold Tone OB-150

    Orange Blossom bluegrass resonator banjo

    Banjo · United States

    The Gold Tone OB-150 Orange Blossom is a pre-war-style bluegrass banjo with a three-ply maple rim, one-piece flange, and brass flathead tone ring (the same ring as the OB-250), professionally set up with a custom neck fit.

  • Gold Tone CC-50RP

    Cripple Creek resonator beginner banjo

    Banjo · United States

    The Gold Tone CC-50RP is a Cripple Creek-series five-string resonator banjo with planetary tuners, one of Gold Tone's most popular entry-level bluegrass instruments.

  • Gibson ES-135

    Semi-hollow body electric guitar

    Electric guitar · United States

    A thinline hollow-body electric reissued in the 1990s, built with a center block for added stability. Fitted with P-90 pickups and a trapeze tailpiece, it offers a bright, punchy semi-hollow voice at an accessible price.

  • Technical line drawing of Deering Artisan Goodtime Six-R

    Deering Artisan Goodtime Six-R

    Six-string resonator banjo

    Banjo · United States

    A six-string Deering Goodtime-family resonator banjo for guitar-style tuning and technique.

  • Deering Goodtime

    USA-made entry-level banjo series

    United States

    Deering's USA-made Goodtime banjo series, built in Spring Valley, California with the same crew and tooling as Deering's top-of-the-line models. Spans the standard Goodtime openback and resonator banjos through the upgraded Artisan Goodtime line.

  • Collings 290 Series

    Collings's mahogany solid-body electric guitars

    Electric guitar · United States

    The Collings 290 Series is a family of mahogany solid-body electric guitars inspired by the Les Paul Junior, including the single-cutaway 290 and double-cutaway 290 DC, hand-built in Austin, Texas with P-90 pickups.

  • Friedman Vintage-T

    USA-built T-style electric guitar with P-90 pickups

    United States

    The Friedman Vintage-T is a single-cutaway, T-style solidbody electric guitar built in the USA by Dave Friedman with luthier Grover Jackson. The reviewed model pairs a mahogany body and a bolt-on maple neck with a pau ferro fingerboard and a set of Friedman Classic 90 (P-90 style) pickups over a fixed hardtail bridge. Thin aged nitrocellulose lacquer, a 10-to-14-inch compound-radius board, and Plek-finished fretwork give it vintage looks with modern playability.

  • Friedman Metro-D

    USA-built set-neck single-cutaway electric guitar with humbuckers

    United States

    The Friedman Metro-D is Friedman's set-neck, single-cutaway solidbody electric guitar, designed by Dave Friedman with luthier Grover Jackson and built in the USA. It uses a mahogany body with a figured maple top and a long-tenon mahogany neck, carrying two Friedman humbuckers (a Classic in the neck and a hotter Classic+ in the bridge) with coil-splitting, routed to a TonePros tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar. A compound-radius fingerboard, 25.5-inch scale, and full Plek setup make it a modern take on the classic set-neck single-cut.